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Jawed Naqvi
About the AuthorJawed Naqvi
The writer is Dawn�??s correspondent in New Delhi
    The message from Istanbul: All is not lost for democracyOpinion
    The message from Istanbul: All is not lost for democracy

    The US report was released on the eve of the visit of secretary of state Mike Pompeo to New Delhi on Tuesday.

    26 Jun 2019 2:50 AM IST

    When India-Pak rivalry didn’t provoke bitter acrimony, rancourOpinion
    When India-Pak rivalry didn’t provoke bitter acrimony, rancour

    The rain had a redeeming ring to it. It helped the quiet umbrellas defeat the loud national flags, which went limp in a...

    19 Jun 2019 2:47 AM IST

    Why ‘reformist’ Hindus are the targets of RSSOpinion
    Why ‘reformist’ Hindus are the targets of RSS

    Tilak represented British India’s reactionary impulses laced in narrow nationalism, which were to be co-opted by...

    12 Jun 2019 2:00 AM IST

    Why Rahul as PM worries many in IndiaOpinion
    Why Rahul as PM worries many in India

    Rahul Gandhi rarely fails to point out that defeat and desperation are writ clearly on Mr Modi’s face.

    9 May 2019 2:36 AM IST

    Amid malaise stalking Sri Lanka, fears of a ‘larger plot’ behind Easter massacreOpinion
    Amid malaise stalking Sri Lanka, fears of a ‘larger plot’ behind...

    The bigger crisis hovering over Sri Lanka comes from a pattern of disasters that emerged in the Middle East.

    1 May 2019 2:36 AM IST

    Does putting a hex or curse work? Indians’ belief in them is worryingOpinion
    Does putting a hex or curse work? Indians’ belief in them is...

    Saffron-robed Pragya Thakur says she killed Hemant Karkare with her curse because the late policeman tortured her for...

    24 April 2019 7:31 AM IST

    The love-hate with UrduOpinion
    The love-hate with Urdu

    Then came Mukesh Ambani, the tycoon who sponsored Urdu-baiting Narendra Modi’s candidature to become Prime Minister in...

    17 April 2019 1:14 AM IST

    The Wiki effect on governance? Democracy in the pawnshopOpinion
    The Wiki effect on governance? Democracy in the pawnshop

    The Congress picked on the cables of a briefing US officials got from BJP’s Arun Jaitley in May 2005.

    20 March 2019 2:32 AM IST

    Forget Rafale, heed Advani advice: Alliances the only way out for OppOpinion
    Forget Rafale, heed Advani advice: Alliances the only way out for Opp

    There’s a caveat today, of course, and it is called Opposition unity.

    13 March 2019 3:09 AM IST

    Those going to a concert are not inured to the horrific carnage of unsuspecting paramilitary men in Pulwama the other dayOpinion
    Don't watch TV channels that whip up war hysteria

    Exceptions apart, TV anchors are mostly lip-syncing the script handed by someone else.

    20 Feb 2019 1:09 AM IST

    Priyanka GandhiOpinion
    Which face of Indira Gandhi will Priyanka now adopt?

    We don't really know much about Priyanka's intellectual prowess or her ideological preferences.

    6 Feb 2019 2:53 AM IST

    Of late, people and the Supreme Court have intervened off and on to discourage the use of polluting firecrackers to celebrate Lord Rams return to Ayodhya on Diwali. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)Opinion
    The culture of India is a potpourri, bust myths

    Commenting on the myth of mouth-burning Mughlai cuisine laced with chillies, Hashmi says there was no such possibility...

    30 Jan 2019 2:30 AM IST

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